this pretty much sums it up....

for those of you who didn't watch the super bowl on sunday (and to be honest, i was one of them) here's what you missed-

according to the multitude of comments i've seen on fellow michigander's facbook pages, this was the high point:



and here was the lowest of the low points:



apparently they also played some sort of football game somewhere in between these two events...but what can i say? i'm from michigan. detroit lions=fail.

damn you IRS...

to put it more accurately-damn you, one of my current employers, for not informing me that you were taking a smaller amount out than you should have been for my federal taxes. this is the first year i've had to owe money on my federal return, and i'm not happy about it...especially in light of the fact that you're paying me barely above minimum wage for a job that i know should pay almost twice as much. i was really hoping that i could add another bill to pay onto the long list of debts i already have.

oh, and to top this weekend off, juneau got sick in her crate, so i had to spend all day sunday cleaning it out.

hope your weekend was better than mine!

hello world...

well the holidays have come and went...

and now it's a brand new year!

let's hope it's a good one:)

happy holidays!

love, the kit and the pup

in case you didn't hear...

did i mention i went here over thanksgiving?

sacre coeur basillica-which was right across the street from where i was staying, in montmarte.




view from my little hotel room in paris, on the sixth floor.


and then i trudged under the chunnel for a few days in here...

what exactly is dengue fever?

also known as 'breakbone fever', dengue fever is an acute fibrile disease spread by mosquitoes. according to the world health organizaition: "some 2.5 billion people, two fifths of the world's population, are now at risk from dengue and estimates that there may be 50 million cases of dengue infection worldwide every year. The disease is now endemic in more than 100 countries".

currently there is no vaccine.

as the world says aloha oe to beloved surf legend andy irons, a native to the island of kauai, hopefully his passing will raise awareness about this disease and its prevalence around the world.
irons after his win at pipe in 2005

irons left behind his wife, who is currently seven months pregnant. please send them your love and prayers.

E pili mau na pomaika'i me 'oe to the irons family.

sweeter words have never been uttered...

"We have finished processing your passport, and it has been mailed to you using Priority Mail.

You should receive your passport on or about 11/06/2010."

thank you department of state. believe me, you did not want to be on the business end of the hissy fit i would have thrown if you didn't get me my passport before the 23rd...